Tree down with live wires causes fire on Country Club Dr, Oxford CT
Fire & ArsonA large tree fell on Country Club Drive, bringing down live wires. This caused a fire and heavy smoke coming from a house chimney. The top of a utility pole was broken and the electrical connection to the house was torn down. Firefighters forced entry into the house as no one was responding inside.
Audio|Source: Lower Naugatuck Valley Fire and EMS
03:41
Transcript:
00:00
I need dispatch.
00:02
That's the country club.
00:04
Gray,
00:05
large tree down with wires.
00:08
You know how to contact you I.
00:13
Roger that. Torn and out now.
00:27
Attention all, rich fire department personnel needed to respond to Country Club Drive for a tree down with fires. Again, Country Club Drive, Tree Down with Fires, 204.
00:43
All right.
00:47
I'm going to divert to that here if she's coming to you.
00:51
Keep coming to me. We've got a small, uh,
00:54
cotton burning in the backyard here.
00:56
I'm not sure if it's a phone back there or something else.
00:59
We're trying to get entry now.
01:05
Cryer.
01:12
Part 21 in a new.
01:22
Two-through radio, you could show me in scene on country close.
01:36
Engine 7 location,
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45 miles.
01:40
7.
01:48
We do have heavy smoke coming from the chimney at this point.
01:52
We're still working to try and get entry.
01:57
That heavy smoke.
01:59
23 Radio on Country Club.
02:03
We've got UI poll (number withheld).
02:07
UI.P.O.(number withheld).
02:10
I have the connection to the house ripped down and the top of the pole is broken.
02:24
Received.
02:29
Two,
02:30
too. Any luck on keyholder?
02:38
Negative. I just hung up with the alarm company. They did go through the list again. No one is answering.
02:44
They're going to attempt one more time to try to get somebody.
02:49
Roger.
02:50
We're forced in front door.
02:54
See, force and front door. 2.11.
03:02
Two, one, uh, two, three.
03:04
Yeah, we're in.
03:06
A slight hate, strong smell in the house.
03:10
Two, three's on.
03:14
Roger. Do you want me out there or in myelands?
03:19
No, I would hit the Milan's house up there or something.
03:27
Operating on my electric ground three fire ground three for interior operation.
03:34
You want to take what I'll take.
03:40
Roger T21.
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Location mentioned:
Country Club Dr, Oxford, CT 06478
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